Doctorow's term is more vulgar than "encrapification". When he does conventional media interviews about it, he says "enpoopification" to stay on the good side of the censors. "Crap" has a time-honored, more general sense that evokes "clutter" or worthlessness much more than the specificity of "poop". Summary digest of the "what to do about it" conclusions (as promised by the book's subtitle): According to Doctorow, encrapification happens because platforms create lock-in through - Collapse of antitr... (...more)

late to bed, snoozed ~30-40m past alarm * * * Bob has always struck me as a pretty rational guy, so it was curious that a conversation turned to von Daeniken's 1968 book "Chariots of the Gods" and the 2019-06 Joe Rogan / Bob Lazar interview that catalyzed the "Storm Area 51" phenomenon. I probably read Chariots', or at least started it, as a lad. I might not have had the logical vocabulary to put my finger on what was unsatisfying about von Daeniken's thesis, but I had enough logic-sense t... (...more)

litter genie 3 little plastic bowls pipeline vitamins, supplements removable, cloud backups revolutionize the cat gym 11:20 ~ 12:10? hypertrophy 3 circuits - 1st day back to hypertrophy after deload week - surprising load gains on everything but lat pulldown, and still below 10-rep limits Lat pulldown 3 x 10 x 155# Leg press 16 x 310#, 16 x 320#, 16 x 325# Shoulder press 10, 12 x 90#; 12 x 92.5# Back extension 15 x 160, 15 x 170#, 15 x 180# Ocean state had no washer flu... (...more)

on-time to bed, on-time to rise usual hydrate, caf, protein cocoa, oo, vitamin etc. almost a year later ... finish the Montana brand organic oat bran porridge - oat cereal's draw is beta glucan, not protein; not worth extra spend vs. Bob's Red Mill or w/e - I don't remember if it tasted this way all along, has a faint bitter hint pistachios tofu 'wich interview: Pulpit Hill procurement specialist (AP, recon, vendor mgmt) feed the dog since apparently going to Costco absolves... (...more)

5a dunno what woke me but anyway 5:30 on-track hydrated caffeinated showered shaved fresh clothes for gym Turns out a mirror is not essential to an adequate shave; skipped cheeks above main beardline tho gym 7:00 ~ 7:35 deload protocol 2 circuits Lat pulldown deload 2 x 20 x 105# Leg press 2 x 20 x 300# Shoulder press deload 2 x 15 x 60# Back extension 2 x 20 x 155# bagel w/cc ~10g soy cocoa 29g pistachios + edamame 16g finish leftover Gen.Tso tofu with veg.bouillon, rice, ... (...more)